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Senator Mason spoke at the annual banquet of the Giddings Republican Club. He suggested that Senator Foraker would be the Republican candidate for president in 1904. Mason believes that the tariff will be the major issue in 1904, and he expressed his support for President Roosevelt’s actions in the Booker T. Washington incident.
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1903-10-25
This pamphlet includes copies of two acts pertaining to presidential and vice-presidential electors with a statement on the cover indicating that the Department of State has no information about the presidential election for distribution.
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1904-12-19
Colorado State Republican Chairman Fairley summarizes recent political matters in Colorado and believes the state will go to President Roosevelt in the 1904 election.
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1904
Secretary of State Hay encloses a report regarding the presidential vote from the Chief of the Bureau of Rolls and Library.
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1904-12-19
Andrew Hussey Allen informs Secretary of State Hay that the Department of State cannot publish “a bulletin of the popular vote for Presidential electors.” He goes on to support his opinion, citing the Acts of February 3, 1887, and October 19, 1888, that define the duties and powers of the Secretary of State. Allen tells Hay that he advised the managing editor of The Washington Evening Star that his paper must publish “everything in full.”
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1904-12-19
Anna Roosevelt Cowles writes that the letter from Lizzie Reid which Cowles read to President Roosevelt is to be kept private. She also notes that Gussie Jay telegraphed his son in Constantinople about Roosevelt being re-elected, and that was the first information regarding the election to reach Constantinople.
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1904-12-15
Adolphe Danziger explains the difficulties he faced while trying to foster a movement in the Jewish communities of New York on Roosevelt’s behalf during the last Presidential campaign.
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1904-12-14
President Charles William Eliot of Harvard writes that James H. Hyde is qualified to be the ambassador to France. Eliot congratulates President Roosevelt on the election results. He praises Roosevelt for his stand against monopolies. Eliot believes the federal government must “defend American society” by regulating trusts.
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1904-12-06
Major Byrne, president of the Democratic Honest Money League, writes to President Roosevelt about a speech Grover Cleveland made at Carnegie Hall in the fall of 1904.
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1904-12-06
Henry Parish sends congratulations to President Roosevelt on the election results. Parish is also very happy about Eleanor Roosevelt’s recent engagement announcement. Parish is fond of Eleanor and has high regard for Franklin.
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1904-12-01
Cecil Spring Rice congratulates President Roosevelt on the election results. There is tension in Russia. He writes about the North Sea Incident (also known as the Dogger Bank Incident). He was disappointed by Prime Minister Arthur James Balfour’s speech. Having agreed to an international commission to review the actions of the Russian navy and the British fishing boats, Balfour should not have declared that the Russians were guilty. Until the British made naval preparations, the Russians were refusing to investigate. Diplomatic requests are not recognized by the Russians unless backed by force, according to Spring Rice. Spring Rice notes that Germany’s embassy is busy visiting and bringing messages to the Russian government. Germany is aiding Russia in the Far East so as to get leverage in Europe. Spring Rice believes the goal is to bring England into war with Russia. Spring Rice does not believe Robert Sanderson McCormick, the American ambassador, is suited to work in Russia.
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1904-11
Lord Curzon congratulates President Roosevelt on his re-election. Curzon remarks that he has gone through some trying times, but his wife’s health has improved and he hopes she will recover fully.
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1904-11-30
John C. Delaney reports to President Roosevelt on election results in Pennsylvania. Delaney praises John Mitchell and Louis N. Hammerling for their work on the campaign.
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1904-11-29
W. Sloan Simpson tells President Roosevelt that no vote had ever been cast for a Republican in Bailey County, Texas. But in 1904 every eligible voter but one voted for Roosevelt.
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1904-11-27
Professor Matthews congratulates President Roosevelt on the recent election results. Matthews speaks of Roosevelt with his colleague, Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler, but he hopes to see more of Roosevelt when he lives closer (presumably, after the presidency).
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1904-11-27
John St. Loe Strachey congratulates President Roosevelt on the recent election results. Strachey published an article about the election in the Spectator. He is now working on an article about murder in the United States. Strachey was impressed by Roosevelt’s recent comments on social class conflicts. Strachey sees a strong judiciary as the key element in fighting corrupt capitalism.
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1904-11-24
Columbia University President Butler transcribes a letter from a Republican Party member who was very impressed by the way President Roosevelt and his staff handled the recent election. Speeches by John Hay and Elihu Root were particularly effective.
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1904-11-23
Congressman Fassett is pleased that Silsbee has received attention. Fassett asks that work be done to increase the salary of Edward L. Adam, a member of the diplomatic corps. Fassett says he will write to President Roosevelt about the election results.
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1904-11-22
Mr. Elliott sends congratulations to President Roosevelt on the recent election results. Elliott has met Roosevelt’s appointed governor in Puerto Rico, Beekman Winthrop. Winthrop is very well regarded by residents of Puerto Rico.
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1904-11-21
Journalist George Kennan reports to President Roosevelt on the Japanese Third Army’s siege of Port Arthur, Manchuria. Kennan claims the Russians are violating the provisions of the Red Cross Geneva Convention. He has witnessed them firing on medical personnel. The Japanese soldiers are unable to recover their wounded and dead comrades. Kennan is very impressed by the Japanese artillery’s accuracy which he credits to the training the gunners receive. He thinks Congress should increase appropriations for training ammunition and stop referring to such costs as wasteful. Other countries have sent officers to observe the siege operations. He is disappointed that the United States has not done the same. General Nogi would like President Roosevelt to send copies of the Infantry and Cavalry Regulations to the headquarters of the Third Imperial Army. Kennan encloses maps showing the Russian and Japanese fortifications. Finally, having just learned of the election results, Kennan sends congratulations to President Roosevelt.
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1904-11-20